Why Art?

The book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical hostility – from Cy Twombly’s scribbled Olympia (1957), Jean-Michel Basquiat...

Publisher: Hatje CantzAuthor(s): Julia VossIllustration(s): 30 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 ...

Examines the curious endeavor to teach the unteachable that is generally known as college-level art instruction. This book traces the development (...

Does art really matter? Through word and image, artist Alastair Gordon shares God's call for us all to be creative

Alexander Dorner's radical ideas about the purpose of museums and art, examined through his tenure as Director of the RISD Museum.Alexander Dorner ...

Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book ar...

In this thorough and accessible text, Richard Hickman rejects the current vogue for social and cultural accounts of the nature of art-making in fav...

Why Spy? is the result of Brian Stewart's seventy years of working in, and studying the uses and abuses of, intelligence in the real world. Few boo...

DescriptionThe state of emergency, according to thinkers such as Carl Schmidt, Walter Benjamin, and Giorgio Agamben, is at the heart of any theory ...

Reducere. The book is based on the cultural project "Connecting Cities" sponsored by the EU, which studies the effects of urban media art on urban culture an...

A practical guide to having more honest and constructive arguments, featuring whimsical illustrations and real-world examples of arguments-gone-wrong.

Description"Dissanayake argues that art was central to human evolutionary adaptation and that the aesthetic faculty is a basic psychological compon...

In this book, Thonik--the Amsterdam-based design collective led by lauded designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven--proposes and addresses...

Reducere. "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read " --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, a...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A critical reexamination of Carpeaux's bust Why Born Enslaved! and other nineteenth-century antislavery images-this book interrogates the treatment...

Reducere. "You can't have depths without surfaces, " says Linda Grant in her lively and provocative new book, The thoughtful Dresser, a thinking woman's guid...

A highly topical look at the role of art and the importance of creativity in our lives and the wider world

Reducere. DescriptionDesign isn't just pushing pixels around a screen. Properly trained designers are thinkers and problem solvers that can anticipate an aud...

A highly topical look at the role of art and the importance of creativity in our lives and the wider worldPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAutho...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Philip (The Open University, UK) SeargeantNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

Reducere. We don't just live in the air; we live because of it. It's the most miraculous substance on earth, responsible for our food, our weather, our water...

DescriptionA pocket-sized paperback compendium of the hilariously illustrated #1 New York Times bestselling series of books about punctuation. Lynn...

DescriptionA powerful, neuroscience-based approach to revolutionize early childhood learning through natural creativity, strong human connections, ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book picks up where our first book "Learn To Draw a Graffiti Masterpiece" left off. It approaches graffiti tagging as an art form, ...

Reducere. Have you ever had to speak in a public meeting about your company's or agencies plans, projects or programs?Have you attended a public meeting wher...

If you think art history has to be pale, male and stale - think again.

Reducere. Due to the unprecedented success of his previous IB guidebook, 45 Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for the Successful International Baccalaureate IB] Stud...

A philosophy of simplicity, balance and self-mastery set to demonstrate results at work and in other aspects of life, derived from the philosophy o...

Reducere. For those interested in protecting themselves against inflation, hyperinflation or an economic collapse that makes today's currency worthless, stac...